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LIFE ON A LANDING STRIP [Allocated Title]

Description: A pilot ties up his boots; an airman sunbathes on the grass, in dark glasses, another cleans his teeth; a group plays cards; washing hangs on a line; a line of tents; mechanics service a Typhoon engine (two takes), airmen screw rocket heads home and prepare rockets; camp signs; chaplains, matron, patients dining, hospital office and clerks; a man scrubs clothes, "Opn Theatre" sign; pilots sit and wait near their tents; "Intelligence Office" tent; "Airfield Church" (previously seen in the background) and daily service timetable chalked on the bottom of a washing tub; airmen line up for food, and eat, a group sits outside tents and eats.

Notes: Summary: see remarks to ACB 25.
Technical: fine grain version is in a can comprising ACB 31-33 (total length 1101 ft). Print is part of a can comprising ACB 32 and 33 (total length 742 ft). ACB 32 is 474 ft.